1. James Williams, son of Charles Williams and Mary Sparks, was born on 6 Jan 1836 in Westport, Somerset, died on 28 Apr 1927 in Kew, Victoria at age 91, and was buried on 29 Apr 1927 in Bunninyong, Vic.
General Notes:
From the 1841 Census, per Hambridge village transcription from 1841 census:
Charles Williams, Head ("of household') age 36, occupation Agricultural Labourer
Mary Spouse, age 36
William age 12
Jane age 9
Hester age 7
James age 4
Charles age 2
Mary age 1
Information from Mike Walker's extract from Gordon Beavington's 1851 census information transcription:
"I checked Gordon Beavington's 1851 transcription, and found in Hambridge:
WILLIAMS Mary Widow/er 44 Shop Keeper Hemyock Devon
Jane 19 Hambridge, Som.
James 15 Ag. Lab. Hambridge, Som.
Mary Ann 10 Hambridge, Som.
BARLEYCORN Maria Lodger Married 38 Coachmans Wife Devon
Maria 8 London
James 6 London
Which I think stands a sporting chance of being your chap."
James and Mary Wheadon were marriued in the St John the less, Hambridge church on 4 August 1857, and then embarked for Australia on 16 August 1857.
James Williams, labourer, from Westport, Somerset, England ---- per birth certificate of William James, 1858
Sailed from Liverpool aged 21 (NOTE: William John's birth certificate, October 1858 indicates that James was 23 and Mary 20 years old) on 16 August 1857 on "Shalimar" with Mary aged 20. Disembarked Geelong 11 November 1857 under the assisted passage scheme. James listed as "Calling - labourer, Native Country - Somerset.
Religious denonination listed as Church of England. The "Disposal List" indicates that he was engaged by James Anderson of Barabool Hills. The remaining three columns of information on the Disposal List are "Date", "Wages" and "Term". "Date" is listed as ' 13; Wages '70' and the term appears to be 6 m. (A further column apparently on the list but the heading is indecipherable and no information appears to be entered in it). The record can be found in Assisted Passage lists, Book 12, Page 434.
What was the real basis for James and Mary's emigrating to Australia? So far no particular connections with emigration have been found for Curry Rivel. Mavis Chandler has indicated that some family 'legends' ascribe the move as follows: James worked as a stable boy at 'the big house'. He grew too close to the/a daughter of the house to which the girl's parents took exception. They induced James to emigrate to Australia - possibly also inducing the marriage with Mary Wheadon.
Death certificate:
James Williams 28 Weir St., Canterbury, City of Camberwell, County of Bourke
Occupation: retired farmer
Cause of death: Cancer of Prostate, 10 (?) months, Exhaustion, 10 months Certified by Dr Edgar M Ingliss, 27 April 1927. Name and Surname of father and mother - "particulars not known"
Informant: R Falkner, Authorised agent, 94 Victoria St., Richmond
Registrar: Thomas Day, 28 April 1927 at Balwyn
Burial: 29 April 1927, Buninyong Cemetary, John Allison
Minister: Rev J. J. Brown, Methodist
Born Somerset, England. "69 years in Victoria"
Married: Somerset, England at age 21 years to Mary Wheadon
Issue (listed with ages in years, save that Charles not listed whereas other entries in the register include deceased issue)
Burial: Buninyong Cemetary, WES sectn. Plot 479 (both James and Mary).
Cemetary records: James, 92 yrs, 28/4/1927 (buried 29/4/1927); Mary 50 yrs, 18/4/1889.
Vic Directory 1884-85: WILLIAMS, James, miner, Cemetary Rd.
Directory 1980, Ballarat District
"A few years [after Mary's death] later Mr Williams married again, to a widow Mrs Wheeler. They had known each other in Geelong when they first landed in Australia and, after many years, had met again in Ballarat. Mr Williams had 25 acres of good land near Buninyong where he now built a house and went to live with his second wife." Battler by the Bay, A Stanford, p 22.
In 1883 the Methodist Church appointed a probationer, Rev F. H. Williams, to Apollo Bay. The Williams' home was "The Hermitage" in Mt Buninyong. "Lizzie" Williams was married at The Hermitage by Rev W Williams in 1888. Query any relationships ????
Marriage information from St John the less, Hambridge:
date:
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Who signs:
04 Aug 1857
SHALIMAR:
"Australia "White Star" Clippers
The celebrated Ex-Royal Mail clipper-ship Shalimar, Captain Brown, 1456 tons register, 4750 tons burthen, will be despatched from Liverpool to Melbourne as the packet of the 20th October, sailing punctually at Noon of that Day. This noble vessel carried her Majesty's Royal Mails, under contract, three successive voyages, during which she performed some of the most marvellous sailing feats on record; her first voyage was made from Liverpool to Australia (cape Northumberland) in sixty-seven days, from Melbourne to Liverpool in seventy-five days, and from Liverpool to Melbourne in seventy-five days. She has made four voyages round the world in two years and eight months and has sailed the extraordinary distance of 420 miles in one day, a feat never equalled by the fastest steamers afloat. Her saloons like those of the Red Jacket </WWW/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Red_Jacket(1853).html>, White Star and other clippers of this line are handsomely furnished, and supplied with a Piano, Library, Bedding, Linen and all necessaries; a Cow for Saloon passengers. The second Cabin in the Poop is an elegant and airy apartment; and the Between-Decks are lofty and thoroughly ventilated. Passengers must embark on the 19th without fail. For freight or passage apply to the owners, H.T. Wilson and Chambers, 21 Water-Street, Liverpool; to J.B. Wilcocks, Agent, Plymout; or to Mr W. Morris, Auctioneer, South Street, Exeter. "
Note - another source recorded the Shalimar as of 1591 tons.
Also:
"SHALIMAR 1855
The ship Shalimar was built at St. John, New Brunswick in 1854, by James Nevins : length 208 ft. (overall 225 ft.) ; breadth 40 ft. ; depth 23 ft. ; carpenter's measurement 1,467 tons ; register 1,402 tons. She was sold to Liverpool in 1854 for the Australia line of packets, the "White Star Line" of John Pilkington and Henry Threlfall Wilson. She began her Australia service in 1855.
. . . She is a handsome looking vessel\emdash always a recommendation\emdash neatly rigged, her bow ornamented with a well executed female figure, and her stern enriched with a tasteful design in giltwork. Her arrangements on deck comprise a topgallant forecastle for the crew, a large, well-built house amidships, and a full poop aft with a commodious erection built on that, which includes the chief cabin entrance, and a very comfortable smoking room, with stained glass windows. She has plenty of deck-room for passengers to promenade, and her high bulwarks will shelter them in heavy weather. The appearance of the deck arrangements is very compact and tasteful for the houses are finished in an ornamental style, and painted blue and white. The chief cabin in an elegant apartment upholstered in dark polished woods, mahogany, rosewood and walnut, with a rich head-work of satinwood marking the panels. In the cornice-decorations the "white star" is conspicuous on a red ground. There are berths for a dozen passengers, with baths and every other sanitary comfort attached. Although the first impression which strikes us is its limited size, a more close examination shows that a much more than usual space is bestowed upon the state-rooms and berths.
The forward part of the poop is fitted to accomodate thirty second-cabin passengers, and twenty of the same class are located in the house amidships. In these apartments the improved plan is adopted of making the meal-rooms apart by themselves, and placing the state-rooms, with their sleeping berths, along corridors attached ; and the cabins are, by the aid of numerous windows and spacious skylights, cushioned seats, convenient tables and rich paperhangings of chaste and tasteful designs, rendered as light and airy, and agreeable as could be desired. In the deck-house are more bathrooms and the whole forward part of it is occupied with a large "kitchen," divided into two cooking galleys, one for the passengers, the other for the crew. It is fitted in berths of two, with a large family berth on each side of the centre division. In the aft and forward ends of the deck-house, and in front of the poop, are covered companion-ways, leading to the 'tween decks below, which have a height of eight feet in the clear. Here, as in every other part of the ship, the cabins are well finished, and unusually spacious, and light is secured by means of large ventilating shafts, skylights, deck lights, and other appliances. The midship portion is appropriated to first-class passengers in berths of two, arranged on each side of a passage way, and the fore and after ends to intermediate passengers. The general arrangement is on the ordinary plan, with the state room ranged along either side of the vessel ; but there is observable a useful novelty in the intermediate portion of the ship, which consists in several of the state-rooms being fitted with berths for eith or ten people, made on the telescope princople, so as to slide quite out of the way, and give great room in the apartments when not required for sleeping purposes. . . . The Shipping gazette and Sydney general trade list. Volume 12, Number 560 (29 January, 1855) Page 28 "
INVESTIGATIONS: INTERESTING SNIPPET FOUND RELATING TO ANOTHER WILLIAMS IMMIGRANT.The search for the shipping list information led at one point to the famous ship "Red Jacket" which at one time had the speed record for the voyage England to Melbourne. On the unassisted passenger list were found John Williams, Mary Williams (apparently his wife) and 2 year old Mary.
"James Williams" was indicated as a passenger in the unassisted passenger lists, hence the check. When looking at the microfische for the particular Red Jacket voyage James Williams was not found in the passenger list, but an annotation on page 11 of the list says:
"I hereby certify that James Whybrow Williams, a passenger by this vessel, in accordance with the 13 Sec 18 Vic No 5 is, in my opinion, lunatic and likely to become chargeable upon the charitable institutions of the colony. Sgd .(illegible) Oct 13, 1858. "I hereby certify that James Whybrow Williams, a passenger by this vessel, in accordance with the 13 Sec 18 Vic No 5 is, in my opinion, lunatic and likely to become chargeable upon the charitable institutions of the colony. Sgd .(illegible) Oct 13, 1858."
James married Mary Marshall Wheadon, daughter of Thomas Marshall and Ann Wheadon, on 4 Aug 1857 in Hambridge, Somerset, England. Mary was born on 7 Dec 1838 in Ham, Somerset, died on 17 Apr 1889 in Bunninyong at age 50, and was buried in Bunninyong.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 M i. William John Williams was born on 24 Oct 1858 in Pakington Street, New Town (Geelong) Vic and died on 24 Sep 1935 at age 76.
3 M ii. Charles Williams was born in Sep 1860 in Ballarat and died in May 1862 at age 1.
+ 4 F iii. Mary Ann Williams was born on 19 Apr 1862 in Ballarat and died on 6 Sep 1951 at age 89.
+ 5 F iv. Elizabeth Jane Williams was born on 30 Sep 1863 in Ballarat and died on 15 May 1950 at age 86.
+ 6 F v. Emma Williams was born on 16 Jan 1866 in Ballarat and died on 4 Nov 1946 at age 80.
+ 7 M vi. James Williams was born on 9 Sep 1867 in Ballarat and died in 1949 at age 82.
+ 8 M vii. Thomas Henry Williams was born on 16 Jul 1869 in Green Hill and died on 12 Sep 1930 at age 61.
+ 9 M viii. Charles Williams was born on 29 Apr 1871 in Buninyong and died on 28 Apr 1941 at age 69.
+ 10 F ix. Ada Emily Williams was born on 22 Apr 1873 and died on 17 Jul 1940 at age 67.
+ 11 F x. Jessie Williams was born on 7 Oct 1875 in Buninyong.
+ 12 M xi. Albert Edward Williams was born on 11 Aug 1877 in Buninyong.
+ 13 M xii. George Wheadon Williams was born on 1 Jul 1879 in Bunninyong and died on 19 Nov 1929 in Leongatha at age 50.
+ 14 F xiii. Hester May Williams was born on 20 Sep 1881 in Buninyong and died on 22 May 1974 at age 92.
James next married Maria Nee Wheeler Nee Briscoe in 1891. Maria died on 20 Oct 1919.
Second Generation 2. William John Williams was born on 24 Oct 1858 in Pakington Street, New Town (Geelong) Vic and died on 24 Sep 1935 at age 76.
General Notes: Birth certificate:
When and where born: Twenty-fourth October 1858, Pakington Street, New Town
Name: William John
Father:
Name and ...(indecipherable) Age And Birth-place: James Williams, Labour, 23 years Westport, Somerset, England
When and where (indecipherable): 1857 Westport Somerset England William John (living)
Mother:
Name and maiden surname of mother, Age and birthplace: Mary Williams (indecipherable) Wheadon, 20 years, Westport Somerset England.
Query - very brief notes from Korumburra cemetary at Esther's funeral suggest date of death as 24/9/1936. Check
William married Euphemia Annie Downie on 9 Apr 1885. Euphemia was born on 20 Nov 1862 and died in 1946 at age 84.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 15 M i. William James Williams was born on 15 Apr 1886 in Buninyong, died on 5 Nov 1947 in Melbourne at age 61, and was buried in Korumburra.
16 M ii. Alfred George Wesley Williams was born on 24 Jun 1887 in Korumburra and died on 20 Sep 1917 at age 30.
+ 17 M iii. James Edward Williams was born on 12 Oct 1889 and died on 12 Dec 1931 at age 42.
18 M iv. Francis Oliver Williams was born on 24 Jun 1891 and died in 1965 at age 74.
+ 19 M v. Robert Sinclair Williams was born on 10 Sep 1893 and died on 27 Sep 1966 at age 73.
20 F vi. Lillian Mary Williams was born on 28 Dec 1897, died on 12 Apr 1997 at age 99, and was buried in Korumburra.
Lillian married Ernest Grabham on 22 Jul 1944. Ernest died in 1963.
+ 21 F vii. Euphemia Ann (Wynn) Williams was born on 17 Feb 1899 and died on 4 Oct 1966 at age 67.
22 F viii. Esther Marian Williams was born on 19 Feb 1900, died on 28 Sep 2002 in Korumburra at age 102, and was buried on 3 Oct 2002 in Korumburra.
23 F ix. Lena Catherine Williams was born on 27 Apr 1903 and died on 1 Aug 1998 at age 95.
24 F x. Irene Evelyn Williams was born on 2 May 1907 and died on 6 May 1907.
4. Mary Ann Williams was born on 19 Apr 1862 in Ballarat and died on 6 Sep 1951 at age 89.
General Notes: Mary lived with Jessie and Arthur Robertson in Canterbury for about the last 15 years of her life.
Mary married Matthew Allison, son of Mathew Allison and Isobella Jamison, on 9 Nov 1885. Matthew was born on 10 Jun 1856 and died on 10 Aug 1906 at age 50.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 25 M i. Edgar Williams Allison was born on 6 Sep 1886 and died on 5 Sep 1977 at age 90.
+ 26 M ii. Matthew Robert Allison was born on 18 Mar 1890 and died in Jul 1956 at age 66.
+ 27 F iii. Jessie Mavis Allison was born on 5 Feb 1894 and died on 4 Dec 1991 at age 97.
5. Elizabeth Jane Williams was born on 30 Sep 1863 in Ballarat and died on 15 May 1950 at age 86.
Elizabeth married Albert Ernest Stanford, son of Charles Stanford and Mary Potter, on 10 Jan 1888. Albert was born on 22 Jun 1864 and died on 26 Dec 1956 at age 92.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 28 M i. Clifford James Stanford was born on 7 Jan 1890 and died on 6 Dec 1976 at age 86.
+ 29 F ii. Ivy Mary Stanford
30 M iii. Charles Trevor Stanford was born on 27 Dec 1894 and died on 4 Jul 1918 in France at age 23.
31 M iv. Ray Vernon Stanford was born on 5 Nov 1896 in Apollo Bay, died on 5 Nov 1904 at age 8, and was buried in Apollo Bay.
+ 32 F v. Doris Gwendolin Stanford was born on 8 May 1897.
6. Emma Williams was born on 16 Jan 1866 in Ballarat and died on 4 Nov 1946 at age 80.
General Notes: Emma was a schoolteacher and resigned her position when her mother died and came home to keep house for her father and help look after the younger members of the family. The youngest, Hettie, was 5 years old. (A Stanford, Battler by the Bay, p 22)
Emma married William Russell, son of John Paton Russell and Ann Tugga (?) Patterson, on 6 Mar 1895. William was born on 29 Sep 1860 in Glen Lyon and died on 26 Jun 1933 in Leongatha at age 72.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 33 F i. Elsie Mary Russell was born on 15 May 1896 and died on 30 Aug 1990 in Warragul at age 94.
34 M ii. Alan James Russell was born on 26 Sep 1897, died on 19 Jul 1916 in France at age 18, and was buried on 21 Jul 1916 in Bailluel War Cemetary, France.
35 F iii. Doris Irene Russell was born on 18 Jun 1899 and died on 17 Apr 1979 at age 79.
36 F iv. Anne Margaret Russell was born on 22 Sep 1900 in Leongatha and died on 21 Jul 1984 at age 83.
+ 37 M v. Maxwell John Russell was born on 9 Mar 1902 and died on 27 Mar 1982 at age 80.
38 M vi. Robert William Russell was born on 30 Dec 1905 and died on 29 Nov 1908 at age 2.
+ 39 M vii. George Patterson Russell was born on 20 Mar 1908 and died on 28 Apr 1989 at age 81.
7. James Williams was born on 9 Sep 1867 in Ballarat and died in 1949 at age 82.
General Notes: James Williams selected land near Skenes Creek in Victoria's Otway ranges (close to that selected by his brother-in-Law, Albert Stanford and sister Elizabeth). The property was at the junction of the Skenes Creek - Forrest Road and the Wild Dog Road leading down to Apollo Bay - the locale now called Tannybryn and site of the Tannybryn Gallery.
James married Martha Whykes. For many years Martha operated the post office for the locality
The family moved to Stanhope in the 1920's and subsequently to Rushworth.
During the depression they sold out the Rushworth property and moved to Kyneton.
James married Martha Ann Whykes, daughter of George Whykes and Emily Brooks, on 9 Sep 1890 in Buninyong. Martha was born on 20 Oct 1869 in Durham Lead and died on 17 Nov 1955 in Kyneton at age 86.
Children from this marriage were:
40 M i. Warren Williams was born in 1900 and died in 1902 at age 2.
+ 41 F ii. Emily Allison Williams
42 F iii. Phyllis Williams
8. Thomas Henry Williams was born on 16 Jul 1869 in Green Hill and died on 12 Sep 1930 at age 61.
General Notes: "Tom and Charlie rented the farm at Mt Buninyong; Jessie kept house for them."
From Public Sercice Journal of Victoria, 25 October 1930:
"Mr T. H. Williams
It is with the deepest regret that we record the death, on 12/9/1930, of Mr T. H. Williams, late Chief Valuer of the Land Tax Branch, Taxation Department.
Although ofter suffering severely in health, Mr. Williams always maintained a youthful and optimistic outlook on life. Fearless in the discharge of his duty, his keen sense of justice made him very popular in the Branch, and it is significant that none regarded him more affectionately than the group of officers immediately under his command.
Prior to his transfer to the Taxation Department, in 1914, Mr. Williams was attached to the Treasury as Receiver and Paymaster at Warragul.
Mr. Williams was a loyal member of the A.P.S.A., and members of the Association extend to all relatives and friends their deepest sympathy."
Thomas married Mary Jane Brimacombe, daughter of J. G. Brimacombe and Julia Grace Beay.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 44 F i. Ann Wheadon Williams died in Apr 1965.
45 F ii. Grace Williams
46 M iii. Gilbert Williams was born circa 1895 and died on 30 Dec 1960 at age 65.
Gilbert married Alice Schultz.
47 F iv. Bertha Williams .
+ 48 F v. Hilda Marian Williams was born on 1 May 1906 and died on 30 Jan 1996 at age 89.
+ 49 F vi. Bessie Williams died on 21 Aug 1992 in Manjimup, W.A..
+ 50 F vii. Amy Winifred Williams
9. Charles Williams was born on 29 Apr 1871 in Buninyong and died on 28 Apr 1941 at age 69.
Charles married Emma Gilmore Campbell on 5 Jul 1906. Emma was born on 14 Nov 1871 and died on 17 Jun 1957 at age 85.
Children from this marriage were:
51 F i. Eileen Jessie Williams was born on 2 Aug 1907 and died on 17 Sep 1938 at age 31.
+ 52 F ii. Sheila Alison Williams was born on 2 Jan 1913 in Gore, N.Z. and died on 30 Apr 2004 at age 91.
10. Ada Emily Williams was born on 22 Apr 1873 and died on 17 Jul 1940 at age 67.
Ada married Alexander Pinkerton, son of William Pinkerton and Margaret Hicks, on 23 Nov 1897. Alexander was born on 22 Mar 1870 and died on 18 Feb 1963 at age 92.
Children from this marriage were:
53 M i. Albert Edward Pinkerton was born on 23 Sep 1898, died on 13 Dec 1916 at age 18, and was buried in Creswick.
54 F ii. Ada (Daisy) Margaret Pinkerton was born on 6 Mar 1900 in Barramunga, died on 10 Dec 1900, and was buried in Apollo Bay.
+ 55 F iii. Jessie Mabel Pinkerton
+ 56 F iv. Evelyn May Pinkerton
11. Jessie Williams was born on 7 Oct 1875 in Buninyong.
Jessie married Matthew Allison Todd, son of Peter Todd and Margaret Allison, on 15 Nov 1899. Matthew was born on 13 Feb 1866 and died on 2 Mar 1936 at age 70.
Children from this marriage were:
57 F i. Mary Allison Todd
Mary married William Lancaster Carson.
+ 59 M iii. Matthew Edgar Todd
12. Albert Edward Williams was born on 11 Aug 1877 in Buninyong.
General Notes: Ruth Cruickshank suggested that family stories suggested that Albert went to South Africa and married a South African.
(Phone conversation RC-RD 22/9/05)
Albert married Evelyn Jane Thompson in Nov 1910. Evelyn died on 20 Sep 1916.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 60 M i. Douglas Wheadon Williams was born on 14 Sep 1913 and died in 1976 at age 63.
+ 61 M ii. Norman (Jack) Rhodes Williams
Albert next married Annabel Nolan. Annabel was born on 26 Jan 1879.
13. George Wheadon Williams was born on 1 Jul 1879 in Bunninyong and died on 19 Nov 1929 in Leongatha at age 50.
General Notes: George Wheadon Williams:
Born Buninyong. Looked for land around Apollo Bay - didn't find what he sought. Brother Will selected land in Gippsland (see W J Williams).
May Dawe wrote:
"My father George Wheadon Williams went to Leongatha to live and work with Uncle Will Russell at 'Gowan Brae', Leongatha shortly before the Boer War started.
He went to the Boer War with the Bushman's Contingent.
While there he suffered malaria several times and recurring bouts of it in later life.
Returning to Leongatha he married Minnie Mabel Head and bought the farm names "Selwyn Glen" on the Inverloch Road.
They worked hard and cleared the land to start a dairy farm. He was one of the first Presidents of the Leongatha Agricultural Show and always worked for this.
He was on the Board of the Sunny South Butter Export Group and a Board member of the G&N. He was one of the first to see the value of herd testing to improve the quality of milk and therefore butter.
He worked hard to get SEC power as far as our place.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and also a Lay Preacher.
In their early married life they were burned out 3 times in 3 years, losing all fencing.
He died on 19 November 1929 aged 50. Mum and Jack carried on the farm and when Jack was married Mum moved to 113 Wellington St., Kew in 1932."
In 1898 a Rifle Club was established at Leongatha, and G.W.Williams was listed as one of the original members. (1)
Letter written from Pretoria in 1900 (the Boer War) to Will and Emma RUSSELL
Pretoria 14/3/00
Dear Em and Will,
We have now a bit of spare time so I will at last write you a short letter. We were beseiged at Rustenburg for about four weeks after coming from Mafeking and so I could not write. I wrote a letter when we were at Mafeking and posted it after we got to Rustenburg but the Boers captured the mail and so I suppose they got them. We had a pretty rough time in Rustenburg. We were surrounded and had just to hold our position until Generals Ian Hamilton and Mahon (?) came in to relieve us. We had to go out 4 different times to help them in. We had one pretty severe fight at Costers River and lost 6 men and 17 wounded. One of our men had 7 bullet wounds and not one of them were very serious. His arm was pretty badly broken. They were led right into an ambush. Colonel Airie of the New S Wales was in command and he had no flankers or ground scouts out and when the Boers opened fire on them, it came from three sides. Our men had to lay for 6 hours under fire and were unable to move. Colonel Airie got right away and for 4 hours our officers never had an order from him. In the long run our Major took the matter in his own hands and fixed the bayonets and charged the Rojsfe (?) and took it. Colonel Airie sent out orders to surrender but Major Vialls refused to obey orders. Colonel Airie then gave orders to hoist the white flag but none of our officers would hoist it for him. At last one of the 11th Hussars Lieutenants put it up but Major Vialls still refused to surrender and in the meantime the Relief arrived from Rustenburg and the Boers cleared like lightning. There were about 700 Boers and only barely 300 of us and the Boers had the hills and our men only the open veldt. I was not out in the fight but we went out with the Relief but they had cleared when the first troops came on the scene. It was a bit of very bad Generalship and Colonel Airie is likely to be severely censured for it. All our wounded men are getting on very well. We went out the day before that fight to help Lord Methuen get through Elephants Neck but we never got the rifles to work. Our guns sent about 30 shots into the Boers and the next move we saw was the Boers clearing as hard as they could go. Baden Powell would not let us follow them as he thought it might be a trap. Some of our men who left Mafeking a few days after we did have not been able to get through yet. It is a miracle how we got through. The others were only two days behind us and they have had a lot of fighting and can’t get through yet. When we got through we brought a convoy of 153 wagons and only had 280 men to guard it and no guns at all. The last news we heard of the others was that they were still at Eelends River on the 10th but were very hard pressed. I hope they will get through all right. All the work I have had to do yet has been scouting and patrolling and we have had plenty of that to do. It is very hard work riding over here as the country is so rough and stony. Two of the men in our Division went out patrolling one morning at about 9 o’clock and never returned. I went out to look for them next morning at about 5 a.m. and met a spy and managed to find out where they were. They were captured within 4 or 5 miles of where we were camped. One of them was in my group and the other was riding my horse. I have been very fortunate so far. I have heard plenty of shots fired at me when out scouting but as yet I have escaped. We had one very ticklish job to do the other night. Two of us were sent out with a wagon. We were to show some NSWales men the road to a house where there was some hay. I had found it in the afternoon and reported it and at 8.30 p.m. we went out to commandeer it. When we got to the place we found that the NSWales men had slipped us and we had to load it by ourselves. We were over a mile from the nearest outpost and the Boers were all around us. We had seen several during the day. We had nobody to keep guard while we were in the loft throwing the hay out and I didn’t half like it. As it happened we got off all right. There was a tremendous long column of us when we were leaving Rustenburg. There were about 16,000 men and the line of wagons and troops was from 15 to 20 miles in length. I never saw such a column before. The camp used to cover about 20 acres or perhaps more. We are all getting pretty tired of the life now. We don’t get any fighting only cutting off retreats and doing scouting. We had awful bad luck with our horses in the first fight. We sent out 74 horses and only had 7 left to bring back. The W.Australians lost about as heavily and the Queenslanders about equal. We have not been able to get remounts yet and so a lot of our men have to tramp everywhere we go. One of the horse-holders got taken prisoner but he had his revolver in his helmet and when the guard was not looking he quietly took off his helmet, drew his revolver, and put two bullets through the guard and cleared. It was a pretty smart trick and acted splendidly. Well now I do not know that I have much more to write about. There is plenty to tell you but I do not know where to start or what to tell first. We are getting pretty hot weather over here now but the nights are terribly cold. We have only had one storm to call rain since we got here. You better pass this letter round to the others as I do not know when I will be able to write again. I have not had a letter from any of you at home yet. I got one from Jessie and one from Tom and that is all I have had since coming away. I hope you are all well and doing well. I suppose by now you will be getting busy with the cows. This life is no chop. We have to stand to arms every morning at 5 a.m. and it is mighty cold. Well now I think I will stop as I must go and do some work. We are busy digging trenches at present. Hoping you are all well. Remember me to the Leongatha folks. I will say Goodbye. With love from your loving brother, George.
On his return he married Minnie May Head who he had met at Leongatha when she was working there, and they purchased "Selwyn Glen".
Community activities in which George was involved included the Butter Factory and the Leongatha Agricultural and Patsoral Society - of which four generations of Williams' have been, over time President - George, Jack, Don and Gary.
George died in November 1929
Minnie moved to Kew in ....... and subsequently to Kalang Ave, Hartwell where she lived until her death in her home there.
(1) John Murphy, "No Parallel", p 139
George married Minnie Mabel Head, daughter of John Hanniford Head and Caroline Barker, on 26 Aug 1902. Minnie was born on 28 Dec 1879 in Terang, Vic and died on 9 Jul 1960 in Camberwell, Vic at age 80.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 62 M i. Alan Wheadon Williams was born on 24 Jun 1903 and died on 23 Dec 1968 at age 65.
+ 63 M ii. Selwyn Jack Williams was born on 24 Aug 1904 in Leongatha, was christened in Leongatha, died on 8 Aug 1990 at age 85, and was buried in Leongatha.
+ 64 M iii. Fred Russell Williams was born on 4 Jul 1906 and died on 11 Jan 1988 at age 81.
+ 65 F iv. Mabel Allison Williams
+ 66 M v. Wesley Keith Williams was born on 27 Oct 1918 in Leongatha Hospital and died on 10 Jul 1982 in Camberwell at age 63.
14. Hester May Williams was born on 20 Sep 1881 in Buninyong and died on 22 May 1974 at age 92.
General Notes: Query date of death. Uncle Alan's note book says (entered by ???) 22/5/1972 with last digit unclear. Date has therefore, for time being, been recorded as 1974.
Memory says that "Auntie Hetty" was at Outlook Drive after Tom Dawe's funeral - remembered by rtd from a memorable phrase: Stuart, Russell and others were talking about some topic together. Auntie Hetty was nearby. Hetty was very short - the others quite tall. In the midst of the discussion Hetty looked up and, memory says, said in a loud and very precise voice:
"We had one, but the wheel fell off".
Quite a conversation stopper.
Hester married George Frederick Chandler on 7 Sep 1910. George was born on 26 Feb 1877 and died on 13 Jul 1957 at age 80.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 67 F i. Florence Mavis Chandler
+ 68 F ii. Kathleen Mary Chandler was born on 14 Aug 1914 in Leongatha, died on 13 Sep 1998 in Melbourne at age 84, and was buried in Springvale.
+ 69 F iii. Olwyn May Chandler was born on 1 Dec 1917 and died on 27 Nov 1997 at age 79.
Third Generation 15. William James Williams was born on 15 Apr 1886 in Buninyong, died on 5 Nov 1947 in Melbourne at age 61, and was buried in Korumburra.
William married Elsie Victoria Robinson, daughter of Edward Walton Robinson and Emma Basham, on 5 Oct 1918 in Leongatha. Elsie was born on 6 Apr 1893 in North Geelong, died on 21 Mar 1964 in Melbourne at age 70, and was buried Korumburra.
Children from this marriage were:
70 M i. Bernard Victor Williams was born on 28 Jul 1919, died on 23 Feb 1927 in Korumburra at age 7, and was buried in Korumburra.
+ 71 F ii. Jessie (Julie) Williams
+ 72 F iii. Wilma Margaret Williams
+ 73 F iv. Joan Downey Williams
+ 74 F v. Elsie (Elsa) Grace Williams
75 F vi. Winifred Mary Williams was born on 7 Oct 1936 in Kongwak, died on 17 Jan 1957 in Sweden at age 20, and was buried in Korumburra.
17. James Edward Williams was born on 12 Oct 1889 and died on 12 Dec 1931 at age 42.
James married Jeannie Black on 7 Jan 1918 in Burnley, Melbourne. Jeannie died on 13 Apr 1969.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 76 F i. Esther Catherine Williams
+ 77 F ii. Dorothy Irene Williams was born on 10 Nov 1921 in Northcote and died on 19 Dec 1995 at age 74.
78 M iii. Wesley Murray Williams was born on 12 Apr 1924 and died on 1 Feb 1942 in Ambon at age 17.
+ 79 M iv. Donald James Williams
80 F v. Betty Jean Williams was born on 27 Dec 1928 and died on 1 Jun 1996 in Southport Queensland at age 67.
Betty married John James Carter on 17 Mar 1956. John died in 1987.
19. Robert Sinclair Williams was born on 10 Sep 1893 and died on 27 Sep 1966 at age 73.
Robert married Annie Drayton on 21 Jan 1920. Annie was born on 17 Oct 1891 and died in 1968 at age 77.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 81 F i. Elizabeth Mary Williams
+ 82 M ii. Alfred John Williams
21. Euphemia Ann (Wynn) Williams was born on 17 Feb 1899 and died on 4 Oct 1966 at age 67.
Euphemia married William John Pinkerton, son of James William Pinkerton and Florence Gerry, on 19 Mar 1938. William was born on 5 Feb 1894 in Apollo Bay and died on 18 Apr 1947 in Korumburra at age 53.
Children from this marriage were:
83 F i. Marian Ruth Pinkerton
+ 84 F ii. Anita Joan Pinkerton
25. Edgar Williams Allison was born on 6 Sep 1886 and died on 5 Sep 1977 at age 90.
General Notes: It is understood that Edgar took up land in Tomora (?) in New South Wales. May Dawe (Williams) recollects that her mother and father received a letter from Edgar extolling the district and encouraging them to pack up and move from leongatha up to Tomora. The letter was received, she says, while George and Minnie were working on clearing the forest - and they "sat on the sledge and read it"
Edgar's move to Tomora was not successful and within a few years he returned to Victoria.
Edgar married Mary Campbell McLennan, daughter of Unknown and Unknown. Mary died in 1955.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 85 F i. Isabel Mary Allison
+ 86 F ii. Agnes Mavis Allison died on 19 Aug 2005.
+ 87 M iii. Edgar Matthew Allison died on 22 May 1996 in Nambour.
88 M iv. Ivor Kenneth Allison
Ivor married Elizabeth (Betty) Alison Glenn.
89 F v. ??? Jean Allison died in Dec.
+ 90 F vi. Jean Murial Allison
+ 91 M vii. Keith Allison
26. Matthew Robert Allison was born on 18 Mar 1890 and died in Jul 1956 at age 66.
Matthew married Joanna Scrymgeour. Joanna was born on 19 Jun 1890 and died on 13 Jun 1977 at age 86.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 93 F ii. Elizabeth (Beth) Jessie Allison
27. Jessie Mavis Allison was born on 5 Feb 1894 and died on 4 Dec 1991 at age 97.
Jessie married Arthur Dight Robertson. Arthur was born on 8 Apr 1889 and died on 15 Feb 1961 at age 71.
Children from this marriage were:
95 F i. Shirley Mavis Robertson
+ 96 F ii. Dorothy Helen Robertson
28. Clifford James Stanford was born on 7 Jan 1890 and died on 6 Dec 1976 at age 86.
General Notes: Clifford a school teacher at Skenes Creek, later ??>? In the Otways.
Mary Fletcher was from Forest - family grew hops where the West Barwon Dam now is. After teaching in the Otways Clifford and Mary went to Yanac teaching. Purchased 1500 acres there and began farming. Property currently owned by Rod and Janet Stanford.
Clifford married Mary Maud Fletcher.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 97 F i. Katherine Elizabeth Stanford
+ 98 M ii. Alexander Ernest Stanford
+ 99 M iii. Charles Trevor Stanford
+ 100 M iv. Wilfred Walter Stanford
+ 101 M v. Lloyd James Stanford
Ivy married John Rudd Metcalfe.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 102 F i. Elizabeth Joy Metcalfe
32. Doris Gwendolin Stanford was born on 8 May 1897.
Doris married Donald William Lechte on 3 Sep 1930. Donald was born on 17 Feb 1895 and died on 26 Feb 1982 at age 87.
Children from this marriage were:
103 F i. Ruth Elizabeth Lechte
+ 104 F ii. Rae Verna Lechte
33. Elsie Mary Russell was born on 15 May 1896 and died on 30 Aug 1990 in Warragul at age 94.
General Notes: Letter written by Mrs. Elsie CRUICKSHANK (nee RUSSELL)
Dear Family,
Father and Mother were married in Leongatha, lived in a log cabin with a shingle roof, milked a few cows out in the open. Then Father built a shed of sorts to keep out weather. He split the timber himself. Eventually they built a timber house. But before that they often caught snakes coming in between the logs in the wall, and often were able to pin them with some of the things in the kitchen to wait until the other person was able to kill them. A lass called Caroline Banodon ? worked with them and often Carry would call out to Mother “I am holding a snake, Mrs. Russell, can you come, he can get me I think?” And Mother often killed them with her potato masher, it was a piece of wood Father had shaved to a handle at one end.
When they built the wooden house it was timber split on farm and a shingle roof. It was one long room and two smaller rooms on other side, one bedroom and sitting room with a door out to a porch. The back door had a short roof over it. Mother washed on bench under a tree. Eventually another room was added to back, for the girl who worked for them. Also a shingle hut was built for a married couple who came to work there. A Mr. and Mrs. W. Coleman. Mrs. Coleman was an English Nurse and a widow with one son when she married Mr. Coleman who was a Tasmanian bush carpenter. He and Father built a big cowshed with rails and shingles that Father split. Shed held 21 cows, had a wooden floor made up of flat slabs put close together and drains on either side to take flushing, etc. away, and a loft above for hay, and a separator room. In those days separators had just come in. Previously Mother put the milk in huge dishes and skimmed the cream off the top next day and made butter by hand or used a stick. Then at end of week or ten days Father took the butter by packhorse to Mirboo and sold it. Their first cheque was 14/-. With that he bought sugar, flour and oatmeal and walked home again in time for milking.
After they built a new shed, of course, milked more cows, the milk was taken in cans to a creamery in Leongatha, which was situated up on opposite side of road to where the High School is now. Later they bought a separator and cream was taken to Factory and sold. When factory separated milk they bought cream and you took milk home to feed your pigs etc. We had only dirt roads and winter there was mud feet deep. Wagons used to go out to Mt. Eccles to pick up cream . They had four or six horses as need was. I went to Mt. Eccles to a friend
s place in one of the wagons one year. We left Home about 7 o
clock, the wagon driver used to take the people
s groceries and bread and brought it out to the folk each week. The day I went out it was winter and the horses walked all the way and often up to their knees in mud. The men brought their cream to the road on sledges with two horses in them as a rule. The wagons got back to Leongatha at night with their load of cream.
New Year
s Day we used to go to Mavis Bank for picnic, about 100 people would be there from all around the country. Boxing Day we often went to Dawson
s on One Mile Road and had a picnic under their trees.
One year we went to Koonwarra by train, that was highlight. Sometimes we went out to Berry
s Creek to the big park there. It was lovely, creek running through the centre where we got water for our tea. The park is still there and some of the lovely old trees. Folk come from Melbourne for a day
s outing and fishing there still.
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Account written by Mrs. Elsie CRUICKSHANK nee RUSSELL
I am asked to write my life history.
My Father, William Russell was born at Porcupine Ridge near Daylesford, Scottish parents. My Mother, Emma Williams was born at Buninyong near Ballarat, English parents, one of 13 children. They married in 1894 and lived on land at Leongatha. Father
s parents lived on a farm at .
The country was all bush, very tall trees: Prickly Moses, Dogwood and Wattle most of the smaller undergrowth. We had fires nearly every year, Men burning off the fallen timber on their land. Very frightening. We were lucky our neighbours were only about two miles away,easy walking. Very few horses and no other transport. Coal Creek was one of our boundaries. Father owned 200 acres of land.
On the other side of the Creek it was very steep, one hill we called Johnson
s Hill for a family of Johnson lived there. On the other side of the dirt road was Begg
s Hill. They owned the land but their house was on the flat further on. Mrs. Begg was a dear and very capable and always ready to help, like all the folk around in those days.
Between Begg
s block and our place was the One Chain Road. Up it were other settlers, Dawsons, Harveys, Hammonds and others. Leach was one of them. The track that went up past our place over Coal Creek Bridge up past Johnson
s and Begg
s up a very steep hill, road or track as it was, was red clay. In wintertime like glass and in summer very dusty. J. Watts had a house on right side on top of a hill, in about half-a-mile. Up further around a corner you came to Mavis Bank, home of Mathew Allison, my Uncle. To the left of this turnoff was another lane that led down a hill and on the one side was Watt
s homestead in about a mile on a flat. Down further Kynock
s, on right hand side and Hollyside on left, home of Jim Allison and family.
The two Allison families came from Ballarat with their wives, came in on horseback carrying their babes in baskets on side of their horses.
My parents, like others, lived in houses built of logs, dirt floors etc. The first home I remember was made of split timber, Father split it, roof was shingles i.e. palings Father also split. Water was got from a spring about a quarter-mile down a hill. Father and Mother milked a few cows and Father took butter on packhorse to Mirboo to sell it, and got flour, sugar and tea. First cheque was 14 shillings. You can imagine walking 30 odd miles there and 30 miles back with 14/- worth of goods to do a month. When I was old enough to remember, we had a family living with us. He was a bush carpenter, she an English Nurse. He and Father split and built a cowshed with slabs and shingles to hold 21 cows at a time, floor so well placed that there were no cracks for water to lie. Shed was scrubbed with a big cane broom after every milking and when dry, floors as clean as the one in the house. Also a house of one big room and two bedrooms was built of palings, etc. for Mr. and Mrs. Coleman and their son. Our house was also built and ours had one long room, kitchen and dining room, bedroom, sittingroom, and lean-to with washtub bench, one end for spare room. My brother and Harry Coleman and I used to play in our big backyard.
Father used to grow a bit of oats for cows, few potatoes for use. Then when land was cleared, and a plough was bought and an old horse, so more cropping done. Later we had two English men working for Father by the name of Maher, Jack and Alf. Eventually their sister Grace, who had glorious coppery hair, and a brother Will came out also. Will a bit of a dandy but nice. They eventually bought a farm at Mt. Eccles and lived there for about 10 or 12 years, Jack married a cousin of ours, Olive Allison. They had two daughters and later went to Sydney. Alf was a gardener by trade and eventually worked for Sydney gardens. Will married Mary Harper from Mt. Eccles, worked on Mavis Bank for my Aunt for a few years and then went to Sydney. Arthur Hogan worked for us for a few years, he was a carver by trade. His Father carved the pulpit in one of Melbourne churches. Arthur later married Grace Maher ? and were on our place for a year or two then went to Mt. Eccles. Grace
s niece, Grace Broom, came out from England to them. When War 1915 broke out they went to Sydney to live. Grace had a son by then, Arthur went to the War. Fell in France. We had many men work for us. We milked by hand 70 to 80 cows.
Separating done by hand-turned separator and cream taken to Creamery as it was known then. Before the separator was bought, milk taken each day to the Creamery where it was separated by a giant separator and they bought the cream for butter and you took the milk home for calves and pigs.
Our men got One Pound a day, a half-day off and keep. All were part of family. We all ate together and worked together. Leo Simonson, nephew of General Monash, was one boy who was at home. Jack Thomas a cousin. Charlie, Wallis, Peter and many others. One lad, I have forgotten his name, an English Remittance Man, a fine gentle lad not very strong, went to the War. Others were Will Chandler, Ern Cox and George Chandler, all good men who made a good home for themselves and their families in Victoria. We in early days had no made roads as I said before, in flat, wet areas, corduroy was put down in some places, it went for miles.
We had a governess for first two years, Isobel Overy from Bairnsdale. Her folk were hop growers, Englishfolk. She and I rode side saddle to Ruby about 10 or 12 miles to see her sister once. When I was eight and Alan seven, we started school in Leongatha; we walked through bush about 2 1/2 to 3 miles. A little school at a private house, 2 and prep grades; big school was being built. Miss Beck and Miss Barnes were our teachers. Eventually a road was formed and metal put on it, it was awful to walk on.
One day at home we all went down a paddock to an old quarry and it had dirty water in the deep end. Mother had an old basket she kept the eggs in, Doris my next sister always wore it as a hat when we were outside and this day it fell over her face and she fell into the water and had to be fished out.
After we went to the big school our Inspector was Mr. Leach (the bird man). We were scared of him as an Inspector, but loved him also for at dinner time he always took us into the bush which was all around our school and we found birds and wildflowers and altogether a lively time. He was great. There were lyrebirds everywhere there and every kind of bird you could think of. The wildflowers were clematis, maidenhair fern, umbrella fern, wild tecoma, a lovely delicate climber, cream bell with brown spots on them, a lovely thing, dogwood, prickly Moses, wattle, blackwood and many others.
We used to have very good concerts in Leongatha at this time. There were a group of people at the time who were very keen on this kind of thing. We had some very good locals and they used to get concert parties up from Melbourne. They were some of the leading concert folk of the day. Then the school had a very good teacher at the time, a Miss Peck, she used to get up very successful concerts by the school. Also we had the whole school on stage on Empire Day. We sang Rule Brittania and about four or five other patriotic songs, and on Arbour Day we planted trees in our school ground and the children were responsible for them all the time they were at school. We had good sports days on the Reserve, now Showground. We were having sports there the day Queen Victoria died; everyone stood to attention when the news was broadcast by the Shire President by the aid of a big type of trumpet, I suppose it was. We all got medals for the Crowning. We had a big Exhibition in the Exhibition Building in Melbourne. Our School had samples of sewing, etc. in it. I had a baby linen shirt in, it had all hand work. No machines in those days. You tucked, feather-stitched, back-stitched etc. on everything. I made a flannel shirt for my father and also a crimson shirt with colour band, a dress for myself and sox for father while at school. These were our jobs at school in the various classes we were in.
The first Show in Leongatha was a great occasion. Everybody put in something. Mother put in cakes, biscuits, jams, jellies, bottled fruit; an aunt put in Christmas pudding, cake, jams, jellies, bottled fruit. Father put in collection fruit, maize, sheaf of oats, linseed, and some of our pigs. There were the usual sideshows and merry-go-round, ocean wave, usual ring events. A friend of ours had stud stock in; Uncle had horses; Labour Colony had pigs, cows and produce etc.
We used to have Sunday School concerts, magic lantern shows, etc. and Church socials and picture shows later on. Some one bought a magic lantern and the hall used to be packed. It was good fun. Later on as we got older, my brother and I joined the Rechabite Lodge; there were about 20 or 30 of us. A Mr. ?Darrock? and Mr. Marshall were in charge. There was a branch at Kooroman and their folk used to come in every now and again and we had a great social. Everyone from there had to ride in those days. There were the Watsons, Hobleys, Hulls and Taylors who usually came. Then now and again some of us went out there. We went in buggies. There were the Sutherlands, Arch and Sid Glover, Cliff Angus, Arthur Joyce and Alan and I.
Then later on about 1914 when the War came, all our boys enlisted. We had one big night at Kooroman and a picnic at Kooroman before they sailed. Mother and I joined up with Comfort Fund. Mother was President and she and Mrs. Dark and Mrs. Begg were the leaders in this. We packed, knitted, made shirts and sheepskin jackets, balaclava, mittens, scarves till when I went to do my training as a Nurse at the Austin Hospital in 1916. My sister took my place in Comfort Fund then. We used to put letters into sox as we packed them for overseas and we had a number of answers. One I had was from a man in the Camel Corps, with his photo. A wonderful looking man I always felt was either a Doctor or Padre. Unfortunately the Camel Corps were wiped out by the Turks. ?One? of the lot and our own dear ones came back. There were three of them.
My training days were full and interesting. I started on a T.B. Ward, Male. As I went into the Home on my arrival with my Mother, I was met by one or two girls on the way to Night Duty and one said, “Oh are you a new recruit?” I said “Yes” She said “God help you”. Mother was shocked and I think felt like ordering me Home at once but did not. She left to go out to my Aunts and go Home in the morning. I started on . I shared a room with a senior nurse for one night, then next day moved in with another girl who had been there a few weeks, Barnes was her name. I was given my breakfast in bed, and then shown how to fold my cap, which was quite an art. Went on duty on a Male Consumption Ward.
I married after being in charge of a Private Hospital in Korumburra for three years. Very happy there, had some wonderfully fine folk in as patients and excellent doctors, nursing staff; good friends. One was a girl I trained with. She was an Inland Mission Sister for years at Innaminka and another place, and when she came home came up and worked with me till she retired. When I married I went out to Jumbunna, an old coal mining town, and lived on a farm. We had lots of pigs. One day my husband drove 30 up the paddock to the town trucking yards to send them to Bacon factory at Dandenong. Later we went with sheep and had Southdown for several years. Then later went into dairying, milked 30 cows. We had six children and during War years my husband was in Home Defence force, like all men too old to enlist. Later his health was not good and we sold our farm and moved to a smaller farm at Warragul; rather run down over War years when everything scarce or hard to get. We eventually got S.E.C. put on and updated shed. Harvesting was done by all neighbours working together, good idea, everyone had one or two of implements needed and manpower, so it all worked in well.
My husband died two years after we came there of a heart attack. Boys and girls ran farm for me. Two girls went nursing and one to work in Warragul; later youngest girl did Mothercraft nursing and eldest boy ran farm and did a petrol run. Youngest boy worked for two years at a farm at Labertouche. Eldest boy later married and worked at Ellinbank Research Station and youngest son ran farm. Eventually we sold farm and went and lived in town. Andy worked at a mill and various jobs, later joined C.R.B., there still, and married and living in Drouin. Eldest daughter here with me. She had worked at various places, Post Office, Doctors
receptionist, Post Office at Mt. Buffalo, receptionist at Coffee Palace in Melbourne, also worked in Queensland, Geelong in Victoria, in office in Warragul till retiring.
The nurses married; one lives at Tangil South, had family of eight, on farm; one at Kilmore in Paper office with husband and family. One married farmer at Garfield, potato grower. She had five children and died of heart attack when youngest was about 12 years old. Husband done wonderful job, kept family together, now two married and other three all in jobs and doing well.
A lot to be thankful for I think. I am very grateful.
Elsie married Leslie James Cruickshank. Leslie was born on 24 Aug 1892 and died on 29 Jul 1950 in Warragul at age 57.
Children from this marriage were:
105 F i. Lesley Mary Cruickshank was born on 30 Aug 1928 and died on 16 Mar 2002 in Warragul at age 73.
+ 106 F ii. Lois Randell (Randle ?) Cruickshank was born on 19 Sep 1929 in Korumburra and died on 18 Nov 2000 in Kilmore at age 71.
+ 107 F iii. Doris Margaret (Peg) Cruickshank was born on 5 Aug 1930 and died on 30 Apr 1990 in Moe at age 59.
+ 108 M iv. John William Hay Cruickshank
+ 109 F v. Winifred Merle Cruickshank was born on 18 Jul 1933 and died on 19 Apr 1983 in Garfield at age 49.
110 M vi. Andrew Allan Cruickshank was born on 7 Aug 1936 in Korumburra and died on 28 Sep 2007 in Launceston, Tasmania at age 71.
Andrew married Lorraine (Nee Stewart) Dawson.
37. Maxwell John Russell was born on 9 Mar 1902 and died on 27 Mar 1982 at age 80.
General Notes: Max was a dairy factory manager
Maxwell married Isobel Beatrice Zecchech on 22 Jun 1957. Isobel died on 26 Oct 1979.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 111 M i. Peter John Russell
+ 112 F ii. Judith Russell
113 F iii. Ruth Russell
114 M iv. David Alan Russell
David married Jennifer Ann Stevenson.
39. George Patterson Russell was born on 20 Mar 1908 and died on 28 Apr 1989 at age 81.
General Notes: George was a civil engineer
George married Margaret Taylor on 28 Aug 1937. Margaret was born in 1911 and died in 1976 at age 65.
Children from this marriage were:
115 F i. Heather Russell
116 M ii. Robert Patterson Russell
Robert married Gweneth Joy Beaumont.
Emily married Alexander William Mitchell, son of James Mitchell and Ellen Newman. Alexander was born on 10 Apr 1885 and died on 9 May 1955 at age 70.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 118 F ii. Valmai Mitchell
+ 119 M iii. Robin Mitchell
+ 120 F iv. Merne Mitchell
44. Ann Wheadon Williams died in Apr 1965.
Ann married George Leland. George died in 1964.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 121 M i. Thurston Gregory Leland
48. Hilda Marian Williams was born on 1 May 1906 and died on 30 Jan 1996 at age 89.
Hilda married Thomas Benjamin Evans. Thomas was born on 10 Jun 1899 and died in 1964 at age 65.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 122 F i. Joyce Marian Evans
+ 123 F ii. Wilma Joan Evans
49. Bessie Williams died on 21 Aug 1992 in Manjimup, W.A..
Bessie married Francis John (Jack) Voutier, son of Francis John Voutier and Elizabeth Arabella Hall. Francis was born about 1906.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 124 M i. Robert John Voutier
+ 125 F ii. Bronwyn Mary Voutier
Amy married Norman Seabrook.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 126 F i. Merrin Seabrook
127 M ii. Graham Seabrook
52. Sheila Alison Williams was born on 2 Jan 1913 in Gore, N.Z. and died on 30 Apr 2004 at age 91.
Sheila married George David Gordon on 3 Jun 1939 in Invercargill, N.Z. George was born on 31 Jul 1904 in Gore, N.Z. and died on 28 May 1983 at age 78.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 128 F i. Margaret Gwenifer (Gwen) Gordon
+ 129 M ii. Donald Kenneth (Ken) Gordon
+ 130 F iii. Alison Judith Gordon
Jessie married Thomas Wiggins. Thomas was born on 22 Dec 1893 and died on 7 Jul 1953 at age 59.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 131 F i. Winsom Iris Wiggins was born on 16 Jul 1926 and died in 1980 at age 54.
+ 132 M ii. Douglas Alexander Wiggins
+ 133 F iii. Valda Margaret Wiggins
Evelyn married Thomas Elliott. Thomas was born on 9 Sep 1890 and died on 11 Apr 1964 at age 73.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 134 M i. Lance Thomas Elliott
+ 135 M ii. Iies George Elliot
+ 136 M iii. Geofrey Donald Elliot
Matthew married Eunice Annie ..
Children from this marriage were:
137 F i. Annette Todd
138 F ii. Julia Margaret Todd
60. Douglas Wheadon Williams was born on 14 Sep 1913 and died in 1976 at age 63.
Douglas married Aileen Mary Smith.
The child from this marriage was:
140 M i. Barry Edward Wheadon Williams was born on 5 Sep 1943 and died on 17 Nov 1975 at age 32.
61. Norman (Jack) Rhodes Williams
Norman married Isobel Ogalvie.
The child from this marriage was:
141 M i. Norman Williams
Norman next married Rose Magruda.
Norman next married Edna Hunter.
62. Alan Wheadon Williams was born on 24 Jun 1903 and died on 23 Dec 1968 at age 65.
Alan married Elsie May Grenda on 19 Mar 1938. Elsie was born on 28 Feb 1896 and died on 30 Dec 1992 at age 96.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 142 F i. Helen Glyn Williams
63. Selwyn Jack Williams was born on 24 Aug 1904 in Leongatha, was christened in Leongatha, died on 8 Aug 1990 at age 85, and was buried in Leongatha. Other names for Selwyn were Jack, and Jack.
General Notes: SELWYN JACK WILLIAM S - 1904 - 1990 - MEMORIAL SERVICE
St Andrews Leongatha Uniting Church, 12 noon, August 10th, 1990
DOXOLOGY:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise Him, all creatures here below,
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. AMEN
OPENING PRAYERS
HYMN 138 "And can it be .."
PRAYERS
SCRIPTURE READING
TRIBUTE by Roger Nelson
HYMN (adapted from Methodist Hymn Book - 975; tune Mth H.B. 842i)
When the day of toil is done,
When the race of life is won,
Father, grant thy wearied one
Rest, O rest for evermore.
When the strife of sin is stilled,
When the foe within is killed,
Be Thy gracious word fulfilled -
Peace, O peace for evermore.
When the darkness melts away
At the breaking of the day
Bid us hail the cheering ray -
Light, O light for evermore.
When the heart by sorrow tried
Feels at length its throbs subside,
Bring us, where all tears are dried,
Joy, O joy for evermore.
When for vanished days we yearn,
Days that never can return,
Teach us in Thy love to learn
Love, O love for evermore.
When the breath of life is flown,
When the grave must claim its own,
Lord of Life, be ours Thys crown -
Life, O life for evermore.
FURTHER TRIBUTE
CLOSING PRAYERS
HYMN 139, Jesu, lover of my soul
BENEDICTION
A tribute to Mr Jack Williams, compiled by Roger and Margaret Nelson, 10/8/1990
Selwyn Jack Williams - known to us all as Jack - was born at home on the family farm, in 1904
He was the second eldest in a family of 5 - Alan, Jack, Fred, May and Wesley. His sister May is now the last surviving member of the family.
His parents, Mr & Mrs George Williams were amongst the pioneers of the district, who at the turn of the century selected heavily timbered land on the Inverloch Road, just outside Leongatha. The property eventually came to be known as "Selwyn Glen" and has been farmed over the years by four generations of Williams' - George, Jack, Don and Gary.
Jack attended the Leongatha State School which at the time was on the Jeffrey Street site, and we know he was a keen scholar. As a young lad he enjoyed being a member of the very early Cub and Scout troops in Leongatha.
Leaving school at age 13 or 14 he continued to work on the family farm. Times were lean and we know he worked hard helping to clear trees on his father's property. The wood was then sawn up and delivered, by horse and dray, to bakeries and homes in Leongatha.
Jack's parents were staunch members of the Methodist Church and he was brought up with a strong Christian belief and commitment to his Church. As a young man in the 1920's he was a member of the Church Youth Group and enjoyed taking part in, and organising various activities. Mr Rupert sage, a lifetime family friend, tells us that Jack was a keen member of the Youth Group's Debating Team which held spirited contests against various church groups from other towns in the district. He remembers the adjudicator Mr Allsop, at the time Headmaster of the State School, saying of Jack "he is a debater of no mean order and his friends look to him as a philosopher and a leader. His trustworthiness earns him a large measure of high respect."
These qualities were evident throughout his life and his friends will remember with affection his gruff good humour and his willingness to lend a helping hand where needed.
Jack continued living and working on the family dairy farm, and in 1932 he married Beth Briggs and they were blessed with two sons - Do n and Alan. His wife Beth passed away in Feb 1981.
Jack has been involved with many organisations over the years and was a great believer in getting on with whatever work had to be done - no working bee was complete without his enthusiasm and muscle. He was a man of strong conviction who called a spade a spade, and wasn't afraid to put his weight behind his words or his actions.
He was an active member of the State School Parents Committee of the early Jeffrey Street site. He envisaged the growth of Leongatha and was one of the instigators in approaching the Education Department and proposing the purchase of the larger Horn Street property where the Primary School is situated today.
Jack's father George was a keen worker for the local Agricultural and Pastoral Show Society and passed on that interest to Jack who enjoyed both exhibiting and working on the organizing committee for many years. Jack served several times as President and was thrilled to have this honour again in 1964 - the year he turned 60, and also the 60th Anniversary of the A&P Show. In later years he was made an Honorary Life Member. The family interest has continued with son Don being an active Society member and former President; now his son Gary is following his father's, grandfather's and Great-grandfather's footsteps - a wonderful achievement of 4 generations of community involvement.
We know that Jack was very conscious of a responsibility to give of himself and he showed this concern in many ways. He was a Trustee of both the Leongatha Recreation Reserve and the
Cemetery Trust, and a member of the Koowarra and Leongatha South Fire Brigades. e served on the committee of the Bush Nursing Hospital which was on the site of the present Woorayl Lodge.
As a dairy farmer, Jack took a vital interest in the Leongatha Butter factory and was a director for the 24 years from 1943 to 1967. During the 2nd World War he was a member of the Volunteer Defence Corp - Leongatha South District.
Throughout his life Jack remained close to his Church and for many years he was Secretary of the Leongatha Methodist Church Trust.
He was a devoted member of the Orange Lodge and made many life-long friends amongst its members.
Today, although we mourn the loss of Jack Williams - a man b ig in stature as well as in heart - let us give thanks that we were able to share in his long and fruitful life.
During his last days Jack said several times "I am ready to go", and we know he was happy to meet his Lord.
Let me finish with the words of one of Jack's favourite Methodist hymns:
When the day of toil is done,
When the race of life is won,
Father, grant thy wearied one
Rest for evermore.
Selwyn married Beth Ruth Briggs, daughter of James Thomas Briggs and Ruth Brierly, on 14 Jun 1932. Beth was born on 7 Mar 1907, died on 17 Feb 1981 at age 73, and was buried in Leongatha.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 143 M i. Donald George Williams
+ 144 M ii. Alan James Williams
64. Fred Russell Williams was born on 4 Jul 1906 and died on 11 Jan 1988 at age 81.
Fred married Margaret Ida McLean on 19 Feb 1934.
Ida was born on 2 Jan 1910 and died on 23 Dec 2001 at age 91.
Children from this marriage were:
145 F i. Barbara Claire Williams
+ 146 F ii. Elizabeth Margaret Williams
Born 17 May 1914and died on 21 December 2007 in Melbourne at age 93, and was buried in Springvale.
May,
widely known as "Rusty", married Thomas (Tom) Dawe, son of Thomas Dawe and Gertrude Emily Ford.
Tom was born on 18 Jun 1909 in London, died on 7 Nov 1975 in Melbourne at age
66, and was buried in Springvale.
Children from this marriage were:
147 F i. Jennifer Marion Dawe was born on 1 Dec 1941 in Melbourne, died on 23 May 1948 in Melbourne at age 6, and was buried in Springvale.
+ 148 M ii. Russell Thomas Dawe
+ 149 F iii. Patricia Allison Dawe
66. Wesley Keith Williams was born on 27 Oct 1918 in Leongatha Hospital and died on 10 Jul 1982 in Camberwell at age 63.
Known to the family as Mick, Keith married Merle Annie Thompson, daughter of Thomas John Thompson and Annie Cecelia Hayes.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 150 M i. Stuart Keith Williams
151 M ii. Murray John Williams
Murray married Maria Cleo Lavalan.
+ 152 M iii. Neil Wesley Williams
+ 153 M iv. Graeme Alan Williams
Florence married Allan Clifford Wallman. Allan was born on 18 Aug 1912 and died in Oct 1983 at age 71.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 154 F i. Bronwyn Anne Wallman
68. Kathleen Mary Chandler was born on 14 Aug 1914 in Leongatha, died on 13 Sep 1998 in Melbourne at age 84, and was buried in Springvale.
Kathleen married Graham Clark Stewart on 14 Nov 1945 in Leongatha. Graham was born on 12 Jun 1912 in Learmonth, died on 25 Nov 1983 in Warragul at age 71, and was buried in Springvale.
Children from this marriage were:
155 M i. Neil Glendon Stewart
+ 156 M ii. Russell Graham Stewart was born on 28 Dec 1952 in Warragul and died on 8 Nov 2000 in Melbourne at age 47.
+ 157 M iii. Peter James Stewart
69. Olwyn May Chandler was born on 1 Dec 1917 and died on 27 Nov 1997 at age 79.
Olwyn married Charles Vernon Hunter on 16 Feb 1952. Charles was born on 25 Feb 1910 and died on 14 Dec 1972 at age 62.
The child from this marriage was:
158 F i. Amanda May Hunter
Amanda married Robert Neal Stacey Moore.
Fourth Generation Jessie married Gordon Victor Cohen, son of Victor Mark Cohen and Sophie Gordon. Gordon was born in 1905 in Adelaide, died on 8 Feb 2003 in Frankston Vic at age 98, and was buried in Bunurong Memorial Park.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 159 M i. Ronald John (John) Cohen
+ 160 M ii. Samuel Russel Gordon Cohen
Wilma married George Verdun Measom. George was born on 18 Jun 1916.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 161 M i. Phillip James Measom
+ 162 M ii. Geoffrey Lloyd Meason
Joan married Norman William Edwin Enbom.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 163 M i. Douglas William Ross Enbom
+ 164 M ii. Peter John Enbom
+ 165 M iii. David James Enbom
+ 166 F iv. Jennifer Joan Enbom
74. Elsie (Elsa) Grace Williams
Elsie married Ronald Karl Nicholls.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 167 F i. Janice Elsie Nicholls
+ 168 M ii. Graeme Ronald Nicholls
+ 169 M iii. Ernest James Nicholls
+ 170 M iv. Peter Stanley Nicholls
+ 171 F v. Wynette Shirley Nicholls
Esther married Leonard Charles Barker.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 172 M i. Murray John Charles Barker
173 F ii. Catherine Jeannie Clare Barker
Catherine married Robert Maddison.
77. Dorothy Irene Williams was born on 10 Nov 1921 in Northcote and died on 19 Dec 1995 at age 74.
Dorothy married Clarence Alfred Neil Curwood.
Children from this marriage were:
174 F i. Barbara Jean Curwood was born on 1 Oct 1942 and died on 23 Nov 1964 at age 22.
175 M ii. Peter James Curwood
176 M iii. Andrew Neil Curwood
Donald married Dorothy Patricia Woods.
Children from this marriage were:
177 F i. Patricia Lee Williams
178 F ii. Linda Jean Williams
179 M iii. Rodney James Williams
Elizabeth married Elliott N Black.
Children from this marriage were:
180 F i. Lorraine Black
Lorraine married Query Locke.
181 M ii. Lindsay Black
182 F iii. Marilyn Black
Alfred married Jean.
The child from this marriage was:
184 F i. Robyn Williams
Anita married Leonard Trease.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 185 M i. David John Trease
+ 186 M ii. Geoffrey Leonard Trease
+ 187 F iii. Robyn Anita Trease
Isabel married Harold Clifton Thornell.
Children from this marriage were:
188 F i. Glennis Thornell
189 F ii. Bev Thornell
190 M iii. Doug Thornell
191 F iv. Janet Thornell
192 F v. Rosalie Thornell
86. Agnes Mavis Allison died on 19 Aug 2005.
Agnes married Crarles Neil Renouf.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 194 F i. Valerie Renouf died in 1985.
87. Edgar Matthew Allison died on 22 May 1996 in Nambour.
Edgar married Adelaide (Dell) Gray in 1942. Adelaide died on 16 Aug 1998 in Nambour.
Children from this marriage were:
196 M i. John Allison was born in 1943 and died in 1966 at age 23.
+ 197 M ii. David Allison
+ 198 F iii. Lesley Allison
Jean married Bert Moore.
Children from this marriage were:
199 F i. Jennifer Moore
Keith married Margaret Logie.
Children from this marriage were:
201 M i. Kenneth Allison
202 M ii. Russell Allison
93. Elizabeth (Beth) Jessie Allison
Elizabeth married Alan Dyall.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 205 F ii. Mary Dyall
+ 206 M iii. Timothy Dyall
+ 207 M iv. Peter Matthew Dyall
Dorothy married Ronald Cooper. Ronald was born on 25 Oct 1924 and died on 14 Jun 1998 at age 73.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 208 M i. Graham Cooper
209 F ii. Helen Cooper
Helen married Edward Paul Smith.
97. Katherine Elizabeth Stanford
Katherine married William Arthur Cant. William died on 26 Mar 2007.
Children from this marriage were:
211 M i. Stewart Arthur Cant died on 13 Apr 1983.
+ 212 M ii. Phillip Stanford Cant
Alexander married Heather.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 213 M i. Douglas Ernest Stanford
+ 214 M ii. Ian Robert Stanford
+ 215 F iii. Janet Elizabeth Stanford
+ 216 F iv. Esma Dawn Stanford
Charles married Vida Mary McFarland.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 217 F i. Beverley Ann Stanford
+ 218 M ii. Colin James Stanford
+ 219 F iii. Susan Mary Stanford
Wilfred married Florence Marshman.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 220 F i. Jillian Leonie Stanford
221 M ii. Mark Roland Stanford
Mark married Vivian Helen Wright.
+ 222 M iii. Gregory Russell Stanford
+ 223 M iv. Ross Alexander Stanford
Lloyd married Elva Merle.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 224 F i. Rhonda Merle Stanford
+ 225 M ii. Rodney Lloyd Stanford
+ 226 M iii. Dale Melvinne Stanford
+ 227 F iv. Jewell Isobel Stanford
Elizabeth married Lindsay Corben.
Children from this marriage were:
228 M i. Christopher John Corben
Christopher married Elizabeth (Lisa) Hugg.
229 M ii. Dennis (Ned) Lindsay Corben
+ 230 M iii. Donald Frederick (Donnie) Corben
+ 231 M iv. Roger Lyle Corben
Rae married Keith Ford Gay.
Children from this marriage were:
232 M i. Rodney Donald (Gay) Lechte
+ 233 F ii. Robin Elizabeth Gay
234 M iii. Jonathan Paul Gay was born on 28 Jan 1970 and died on 28 Jan 1970.
106. Lois Randell (Randle ?) Cruickshank was born on 19 Sep 1929 in Korumburra and died on 18 Nov 2000 in Kilmore at age 71.
General Notes: Nursing sister, trained at Warragul
Lois married Lesley James (Jim) Smith.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 235 M i. Robert James Smith
+ 237 M iii. Peter Smith
+ 238 F iv. Grace Dianne Smith
+ 239 F v. Marguerite Anne Smith
107. Doris Margaret (Peg) Cruickshank was born on 5 Aug 1930 and died on 30 Apr 1990 in Moe at age 59. Another name for Doris was Peg Or Margaret.
Doris married Graham Donald Orton on 1 Jun 1957 in Warragul. Graham died on 10 Nov 1997.
Children from this marriage were:
240 M i. Russell Graham Orton
+ 242 M iii. Colin Andrew Orton
+ 243 M iv. Murray Donald Orton
+ 244 M v. Simon Randall Orton
245 F vi. Beverley Anne Orton
246 F vii. Allison Edith Orton
108. John William Hay Cruickshank
John married Ruth Minnette Murfet.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 248 M i. Michael John Cruickshank
249 M ii. David Glen Cruickshank
+ 250 F iii. Andrea Ruth Cruickshank
109. Winifred Merle Cruickshank was born on 18 Jul 1933 and died on 19 Apr 1983 in Garfield at age 49.
General Notes: Mothercraft nurse. Trained at Methodist Babies Home.
Winifred married George Stewart.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 251 F i. Leonie Joy Stewart
252 M ii. Darren George Stewart
+ 253 F iii. Kay Maree Stewart
+ 255 M v. Paul Andrew Stewart
Peter married Grace Charlotte Choate.
The child from this marriage was:
Judith married John Green.
The child from this marriage was:
Valmai married Neil McKechnie. Neil was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Glasgow and died on 20 May 1993 in Castlemaine, Vic at age 82.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 258 M i. David McKechnie
+ 259 F ii. Anne McKechnie
+ 260 F iii. Heather McKechnie
+ 261 F iv. Jennifer McKechnie was born on 8 Sep 1950 and died on 21 Sep 1979 at age 29.
Robin married June Gibbs, daughter of Douglas (Rev) Gibbs and Prudence.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 262 F i. Carrolyn Fay Mitchell
+ 263 M ii. Gregory James Mitchell
Merne married John Beautyman. John was born on 13 Apr 1928 in England, died on 13 Mar 2007 in Geelong at age 78, and was buried in Portarlington.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 264 F i. Raelene Beautyman
+ 265 F ii. Alexia Valmai Beautyman
+ 266 M iii. Derek John Beautyman
Thurston married Peg.
Children from this marriage were:
267 M i. Michael Leland
Joyce married Ronald English.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 269 M i. Mark Ronald English
+ 270 M ii. Lloyd Ashley English
+ 271 M iii. Paull Lesley English
Wilma married Max Johnson.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 272 M i. Ross Maxwell Johnson
+ 273 M ii. Wesley James Johnson
Robert married Joan Faye Kern.
Children from this marriage were:
274 F i. Erica Patricia Voutier
Erica married John Stanley Phillips.
275 F ii. Francie Bess Voutier was born on 30 Oct 1955 and was buried in Bunbury WA.
Francie married Russel Murray Trigwell.
276 F iii. Robyn Leah Voutier
Robyn married David Andrew Jenkins.
277 F iv. Susan Berris Denise Voutier
Bronwyn married William Pink.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 278 F i. Debbie Pink
Merrin married Keith Sloan.
The child from this marriage was:
128. Margaret Gwenifer (Gwen) Gordon
Margaret married Owen Smith.
Children from this marriage were:
280 F i. Vivienne Smith
129. Donald Kenneth (Ken) Gordon
Donald married Jill Whittleston.
Children from this marriage were:
282 F i. Judith May Gordon
Judith married Hayden Stubbington.
283 F ii. Sandra Elizabeth Gordon
Alison married Warren Peter Lane.
Children from this marriage were:
285 M i. Jeremy David Lane
131. Winsom Iris Wiggins was born on 16 Jul 1926 and died in 1980 at age 54.
Winsom married Lionel Bickley.
Children from this marriage were:
287 M i. Ian Bickley
Ian married June Senior.
288 F ii. Joy Bickley
Joy married Peter Jones.
132. Douglas Alexander Wiggins
Douglas married Maureen Janes.
Children from this marriage were:
290 F i. Virginia Wiggins
Valda married Reg Bedggood.
Children from this marriage were:
292 F i. Cindy Bedggood
Lance married Joan Fry.
Children from this marriage were:
294 F i. Brenda Elizabeth Elliott
295 M ii. Paul Douglas Elliott
Iies married Joan Close.
Children from this marriage were:
296 F i. Vikki Lee Elliot
297 F ii. Maree Ann Elliot
298 M iii. Christopher Leslie Elliot
Geofrey married Wilma Mousley.
The child from this marriage was:
300 M i. Donald William Elliot
Helen married Peter John Goosey.
The child from this marriage was:
301 F i. Lynda May Goosey
Helen next married Tex Drummond.
Children from this marriage were:
302 M i. Victor Alan Drummond
303 M ii. Frederick Marshall Drummond
Donald married Lexie Helen Wilson. Lexie was born on 19 Aug 1943 and died on 15 Sep 1990 at age 47.
Children from this marriage were:
304 M i. Robert George Williams
+ 305 M ii. Gary John Williams
Alan married Gwenneth Jean Drury, daughter of Sidney Drury and Hilda Price. Gwenneth was born on 19 Feb 1948 in Leongatha, was christened on 2 Apr 1948 in Meeniyan, died on 26 May 2007 in Warrigul at age 59, and was buried on 31 May 2007 in Leongatha. The cause of her death was Cancer.
Children from this marriage were:
306 F i. Kerry Leanne Williams
Kerry married Malcolm Hardwell.
+ 307 M ii. Darren James Williams
308 M iii. Brett Alan Williams
146. Elizabeth Margaret Williams
Elizabeth married Neville John Heath, son of Francis Claude Heath and Vera Maud Jones.
Children from this marriage were:
309 M i. Ashley James Heath
310 M ii. Gavin John Heath
311 M iii. Dene Julian Heath
Dene married Fiona Lee Dillon, daughter of Glenn Henry Dillon and Susan Kaye Atkinson.
Russell married Elizabeth Ann Law, daughter of Fenton Wilbur Samuel Law and Lillian Walker.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 312 F i. Fiona Elizabeth Dawe
313 M ii. Alastair Fenton Thomas Dawe
+ 314 F iii. Amanda Louise Dawe
Patricia married Peter Jones, son of William Henry Jones and Marte Jessie Lucy Laing.
The child from this marriage was:
315 F i. Victoria Elizabeth Jones
Stuart married Joy Dunstan, daughter of Cyril Henry Dunstan and Edith Myra Pozzi.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 317 F ii. Dana Raquel Williams
+ 318 M iii. Lachlan Dane Williams
Neil married Deborah Wallis.
Children from this marriage were:
319 M i. Geoffrey Neil Williams
320 M ii. Stephen John Williams
Graeme married Rosemary Cheryl Way.
Children from this marriage were:
321 M i. Adrian Troy Williams
322 F ii. Kareen Leona Williams
Bronwyn married Gordon Francis Russell.
Children from this marriage were:
323 M i. Mark Andrew Russell
324 F ii. Hayley Maree Russell
Bronwyn next married Keith Jonas.
156. Russell Graham Stewart was born on 28 Dec 1952 in Warragul and died on 8 Nov 2000 in Melbourne at age 47.
Russell married Kathryn Joy Wilks, daughter of Charles Wilks and Gladys -.
Children from this marriage were:
325 M i. Lachlan Stewart
Peter married Baia Tsakooridis.
Peter next married Sarah Elizabeth Neaves, daughter of Ivan Neaves Neaves and Wendy Patricia Neaves.
Children from this marriage were:
327 F i. Tess Stewart
Fifth Generation Ronald married Dawn Gollan.
The child from this marriage was:
160. Samuel Russel Gordon Cohen
Samuel married Fay Hofman.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 330 M i. Peter Adam Cohen
331 F ii. Jane Cohen was born in 1974 and died in 1974.
Phillip married Dianne.
Children from this marriage were:
333 F i. Leonie Measom
Geoffrey married Lynette.
The child from this marriage was:
335 F i. Belinda Louise Meason
163. Douglas William Ross Enbom
Douglas married Jeanie.
The child from this marriage was:
336 M i. Hayden Enbom
Douglas next married Nikki.
Children from this marriage were:
337 F i. Louise Enbom
338 M ii. Caarl Enbom
Peter married Heather.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 340 F i. Michelle Enbom
341 F ii. Renee Enbom
David married Vivian.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 342 M i. Jaarl Enbom
343 F ii. Greta Enbom
Jennifer married Gregory Blackmore.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 345 F i. Kelly Blackmore
+ 346 F ii. Cherie Blackmore
+ 347 M iii. Jason Blackmore
Janice married Eric Peterson.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 348 F i. Karen Peterson
+ 350 M iii. David Peterson
Graeme married Cheryl.
Children from this marriage were:
351 F i. Lindy Nicholls
352 F ii. Debbie Nicholls
Ernest married Judith.
Children from this marriage were:
354 M i. Kerry Nicholls
355 M ii. Darren Nicholls
Peter married Carolyn.
Children from this marriage were:
357 F i. Teale Nicholls
Wynette married Brett Carter.
Children from this marriage were:
359 M i. Ryan Carter
172. Murray John Charles Barker
Murray married Cheryl Leanne Cooper.
Children from this marriage were:
361 M i. Joel Murray Barker
362 M ii. Cameron Robert Barker
363 M iii. Mitchell William Leonard Barker
David married Vanessa Alexia Plehn.
Children from this marriage were:
364 F i. Olivia Mae Trease
365 M ii. Aaron David Trease
366 F iii. Emma Letitia Trease
Geoffrey married Julie Anne Nottle.
The child from this marriage was:
Robyn married Matthew Alan Colwill.
Children from this marriage were:
368 F i. Louisa Amy Colwill
194. Valerie Renouf died in 1985.
Valerie married Edwin Berg. Edwin died in 1985.
Children from this marriage were:
370 F i. Robynne Berg
371 F ii. Julie Ann Berg
372 M iii. Bill Berg was born in 1969 and died in 1985 at age 16.
+ 373 F iv. Susan Berg
David married Wendy Rainey.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 374 M i. Cameron David Allison
+ 375 F ii. Justine Elizabeth (Liz) Allison
+ 376 M iii. Bryce Alexander Allison
Lesley married Ian Baxter.
Lesley next married Evan Peterson.
The child from this marriage was:
Mary married Rowan Walsh.
Children from this marriage were:
378 M i. Cameron Walsh
379 M ii. Lachlan Walsh
Timothy married Raylene Kester.
Children from this marriage were:
381 F i. Madeline Mary Dyall
382 M ii. Haydon Matthew Dyall
Peter married Tracy Cox.
Children from this marriage were:
383 M i. Thomas James Dyall
384 M ii. William Charles Dyall
385 F iii. Alexandra Elizabeth Dyall
Graham married Carol Burke.
Children from this marriage were:
386 F i. Nicole Louise Cooper
Nicole married John McAlpine.
387 M ii. Mathew Graham Cooper
388 M iii. Jonathon Michael Cooper
389 F iv. Jessinta Cooper
Phillip married Evelyn Joyce Anderson.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 392 F ii. Donna May Cant
Phillip next married Gwenda Mildred Mills.
Douglas married Wilma Lorraine Smith.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 393 F i. Leisa Caroline Stanford
Douglas next married Maryanne Lyn Cole.
Ian married Nola.
Children from this marriage were:
394 M i. Aaron Robert James Stanford
395 F ii. Terri Melinda Stanford
396 F iii. Kimberley Jade Stanford
Janet married Ian Scoles.
Children from this marriage were:
397 M i. Michael Ian Scoles
398 F ii. Shelly Ann Scoles
Shelly married Carl Stanley Sinapius.
399 M iii. Robert Nicholas Scoles
400 F iv. Heather Maree Scoles
Esma married Trevor Charles Wood.
Children from this marriage were:
401 M i. Graeme Charles Wood
Beverley married Edward Robert Kerry Wragg.
Children from this marriage were:
403 M i. Brett Stanford Wragg
404 F ii. Kerry Joy Wragg
Colin married Sorrow Marara Isaac-Ihaka.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 406 F i. Charlene Marie Stanford
407 F ii. Carlin Judith Stanford
408 M iii. Martin James Stanford
409 M iv. Clancy Robert Stanford
Susan married Norman Charles Bateson.
Children from this marriage were:
411 M i. Charles James Bateson
412 M ii. Scott Colin Bateson
413 F iii. Elizabeth Mary Bateson
Susan next married Paul Balnaves.
Jillian married Ian Lawson Dickinson.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 414 F i. Belinda Leonie Dickinson
415 M ii. Michael Lawson Dickinson
Gregory married Phillipa Brown.
Children from this marriage were:
416 F i. Rebecca Louise Stanford
Rebecca married Kyron Fogarty.
417 F ii. Ellen Grace Stanford
418 F iii. Anna Faith Stanford
Ross married Janine Ann Crowden.
Children from this marriage were:
419 F i. Jane Elizabeth Stanford
Jane married Adam Halton.
420 M ii. Andrew John Stanford
Rhonda married Brian Stanley Farmers.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 421 F i. Paula Dee Farmers
422 M ii. Simon Grant Farmers
Simon married Natalie Lyndal Webb.
423 F iii. Georgia Lee Farmers
Rodney married Janet Elizabeth May.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 425 F i. Tamara Rochelle Stanford
426 F ii. Seanna Chantelle Stanford
Seanna married Paul Sureda.
427 M iii. Julian Heath Stanford
Dale married Wendy Carolyn Deckert.
Children from this marriage were:
428 F i. Melanie Renae Stanford
429 M ii. Timothy James Stanford
430 F iii. Lisa Jayne Stanford
Jewell married David Mcleod Stephen.
Children from this marriage were:
431 M i. Duncan Mcleod Stephen
432 M ii. Lincoln Boyd Stephen
433 F iii. Ebony Jewell Stephen
434 M iv. Callan Fletcher Stephen
435 M v. Logan Thomas Stephen
Jewell next married David Jones.
230. Donald Frederick (Donnie) Corben
Donald married Judith Mullineux.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 436 F i. Zoe (Suma) Mullineux was born on 13 Mar 1979 and died on 24 Aug 2003 at age 24.
Roger married Ingrid Krosby.
Children from this marriage were:
437 M i. Art Forrest Corben
Robin married Duncan Cameron Goode.
Children from this marriage were:
439 M i. Nicholas Cameron Goode
440 M ii. Thomas William Goode
441 M iii. Alexander Robert Goode
Robert married Robyn Gaye Pearse.
Children from this marriage were:
442 M i. Matthew Robert Smith
Peter married Diane.
The child from this marriage was:
444 M i. Jack Anthony Shane Smith
Grace married Graham Allan Batten.
Children from this marriage were:
445 F i. Katelyn Grace Batten
Marguerite married Ian Graeme Robertson Wilson.
Children from this marriage were:
447 M i. Christopher James Wilson
448 M ii. Ashley Thomas Fraser Wilson
449 M iii. Daniel Lesley Wilson
Colin married Cheryl.
The child from this marriage was:
450 M i. Lachlan Leonard Orton
Murray married Melainie Bennett.
Children from this marriage were:
451 U i. ? Orton
Simon married Marlene Adele Knight.
Children from this marriage were:
453 F i. Sarah Jane Orton
Michael married Petra De Bruyn.
Children from this marriage were:
455 M i. Glenn Michael Cruickshank
456 M ii. Rohan Leslie Sietze Cruickshank
Andrea married Andrew Kypriotis.
The child from this marriage was:
457 M i. Cotter Walter Kypriotis
Leonie married Alan William Leach.
Children from this marriage were:
458 F i. Belinda Sue Leach
459 M ii. Terry William Leach
Kay married Neale Charles Drury.
Children from this marriage were:
461 F i. Jacinta Alyce Drury
Paul married Roisien Jane Forder.
Children from this marriage were:
463 M i. Mitchell Paul Stewart
464 M ii. Jordan Corey Stewart
465 M iii. Zackary Jedd Stewart
David married Lynette Duke.
The child from this marriage was:
467 M i. Scott McKechnie
David next married Florence Leatherbridge.
Children from this marriage were:
468 F i. Susan McKechnie
469 M ii. Michael McKechnie
470 F iii. Christine McKechnie
Anne married George Braddley.
The child from this marriage was:
Heather married Peter Bolitho.
Children from this marriage were:
472 F i. Kathryn Bolitho
473 F ii. Michelle Bolitho
261. Jennifer McKechnie was born on 8 Sep 1950 and died on 21 Sep 1979 at age 29.
Jennifer married Neville Warren.
Children from this marriage were:
475 M i. Andrew Warren
Carrolyn married David Tranter.
Children from this marriage were:
477 M i. Matthew Tranter
Gregory married Bronwen Davies.
Children from this marriage were:
479 F i. Jane Mitchell
Raelene married Michael Gregory.
Children from this marriage were:
481 M i. Christopher Gregory
482 M ii. Vincent Gregory
Alexia married Joel Moss.
The child from this marriage was:
484 F i. Rebekah Louise Moss
Alexia next married Eugene Plichota.
Derek married Nicola Kable.
Children from this marriage were:
485 M i. Alexander Beautyman
Mark married Anne Georgina Worland.
Children from this marriage were:
487 F i. Kathryn English
488 M ii. Andrew English
Lloyd married Julia Castela.
Children from this marriage were:
490 F i. Katisha English
Paull married Kathryn Mary Reynolds.
Children from this marriage were:
492 F i. Laura Susan English
493 M ii. Benjamin English
Ross married Linda Johnston.
Children from this marriage were:
495 M i. Lewis Maxwell Johnson
Wesley married.
His child was:
Debbie married.
Her child was:
Gary married Janet Potlof.
Children from this marriage were:
499 M i. Philip George Williams
500 F ii. Sylvia May Williams
501 M iii. David John Williams
Darren married Yvonne Robertson, daughter of Bruce Robertson and Carol Smith.
The child from this marriage was:
502 M i. Benjamin James Williams
Fiona married David Chorowski, son of Mark Chorowski and Barbara.
Children from this marriage were:
503 M i. Jacob Thomas Chorowski
504 M ii. Samuel Winslow Chorowski
Amanda married Anthony John Pearse, son of Doug Pearse and Karen D'alessio.
The child from this marriage was:
505 F i. Charlotte Amanda Pearse
Dana married Robin Roles, son of Robin Smith and Shirley Helen Roles.
Children from this marriage were:
506 M i. Timothy Bailey Roles
507 M ii. Matthew William Roles
Lachlan married Anita Polidano, daughter of Anthon Peter Polidano and Maria Margaret Deangeli.
The child from this marriage was:
508 M i. Benjamin Lachlan Williams
Sixth GenerationPeter married Grace.
The child from this marriage was:
Michelle married Clint Ward.
The child from this marriage was:
Jaarl married Jenni McGrath.
Children from this marriage were:
511 F i. Jamillah Enbom
Kelly married Ian Myors.
Children from this marriage were:
513 F i. Chloe Myors
Cherie married.
Her child was:
Jason married Petrina Furness.
The child from this marriage was:
Karen married Illesca.
Children from this marriage were:
517 M i. Jayden
518 U ii. Kai
David married Machael.
Children from this marriage were:
520 F i. Corrie Peterson
Susan married.
Her child was:
Cameron married Jenni-Maree McGrath.
Children from this marriage were:
523 M i. Zac Cameron Allison
375. Justine Elizabeth (Liz) Allison
Justine married Michael Anthony Strike.
The child from this marriage was:
525 F i. Jenna Charlotte Elizabeth Strike
Bryce married Dianne Therese Steele.
Children from this marriage were:
526 M i. Lachlan James Allison
527 M ii. Samuel Joshua Allison
Donna had a relationship with Daniel John Hector.
Their children were:
528 M i. Jeremy John Philip Hector
529 F ii. Emily Joy Evelyn Hector
Donna married Peter Raymond Lenard.
Children from this marriage were:
530 F i. Ashley Katherine Anne Lenard
531 F ii. Courtney Amy Dulcie Lenard
Leisa married.
Her child was:
532 M i. Christopher Allen Alex Bull
Leisa married Wayne Ferry.
The child from this marriage was:
533 F i. Alesha Lorraine Ferry
Charlene married John Forner.
Children from this marriage were:
534 F i. Corina Ann Forner
535 M ii. Alexander Cade Forner
Belinda married Terry Chung.
Children from this marriage were:
537 M i. Felix Mitchell Chung
538 F ii. Ruby Charlotte Chung
Paula married Richard Nicholson.
Children from this marriage were:
539 M i. Andrew William Nicholson
540 F ii. Justice Elizabeth Nicholson
Tamara married Carl William Jennings.
Children from this marriage were:
541 F i. Alysia May Jennings
542 M ii. William Stanford Jennings
436. Zoe (Suma) Mullineux was born on 13 Mar 1979 and died on 24 Aug 2003 at age 24.
Zoe married Ben Govett.
The child from this marriage was:
543 M i. Zachariah Niraz Govett
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